Healthy Soils Program News Today

$3.4 million will go to farmers and ranchers in the Central Sierra, including Tuolumne, Calaveras, and Amador counties.

The Encinitas-based Solana Center held a webinar on Jan. 16 to discuss the details of a statewide Healthy Soils Program for farmers and other potential applicants in San Diego and surrounding counties.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, as a pilot program, has issuedblock grant funding for the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program to several loca organizations, including the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County.

We cannot fulfill our purpose of producing nutritious food with climate smart practices for healthy communities without partnering with our farmers.

News releases from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Daniel Pacheco, owner-operator of Lucky Diamond Trucking in Sonoma County, picked up a 24-ton order from Cold Creek Compost in Ukiah last week and hauled it two hours through Mendocino,

A study by UC Berkeley’s Agroecology Lab on cover cropping revealed findings that show implementation of this practice in farms during their off season could mitigate carbon emissions.

The new food and farm bill can encourage practices that build healthy soils, which would protect farmers from the weather "whiplash" caused by climate change.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Conservation District announced the receipt of grant funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs...

The Berkshire Conservation District has received a state grant to increase the use of no-till seeding methods and soil testing by farmers throughout western Massachusetts.